Tag Archives: wildflowers

Poetry Friday–Black-eyed Suzies

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

look closewhat will you find… susie’s leaves,milkweed sprouts, and bee © 2022 Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday! My poems today come from Margaret Simon’s post yesterday, for This Photo Wants to be a Poem.Thanks Margaret for taking time to stop … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged Back-eyed Susies, bees, Carmela Martino, Gratitude, haiku, Jelani Cobb, Kelly McBride, Look Close, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, MIlkweed, Painting, Poetry Friday, Slow down, spring, Teaching Authors, This Photo Wants To Be A Poem, Watercolor, wildflowers | 10 Comments

Poetry Friday: Bookmarks

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m celebrating books and bookmarks today, just because I love both and because I have a bevy of bookmark offerings in my online Etsy shop that would love to meet up with one of your books at, … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Exhibits, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged birds, Bookmarks, books, Fairies, Flowers, gardens, Goddesses, insects, Koi, Michelle Kogan, Monarchs, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, Reading, summer, wildflowers | 28 Comments

Art Catalogue for Narratives of Nature Watercolors by Michelle Kogan

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Above: Catalogue for Narratives of Nature Watercolors by Michelle Kogan, inside cover detail from Trumpeter and Cygnet Swans, and cover of catalogue detail from Wildlife Comes to Lake Shore Drive, endangered species. My exhibit Narratives of Nature now has a … Continue reading →

Posted in Exhibits, Painting, Plein Air Art | Tagged Art, birds, catalogue, Exhibit, exhibit catalogue, exhibits, Flowers, Gallery Walk, Gallery Walk with Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan, Narratives of Nature Watercolors by Michelle Kogan, nature, paintings, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Watercolor, wildflowers | 1 Comment

Party at the Clarke Poem for Day 20 of National Poetry Writing Month

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

For day 20 of National Poetry Writing Month I’m offering up an invitation: © Michelle Kogan, Hummingbird and Wildflowers, watercolor and watercolor pencil. Art Party at the Clarke Come out all culture creatures and promenade on down to the Party … Continue reading →

Posted in Exhibits, Nature, Writing | Tagged Art, evanston art ceneter, Hummingbird, Michelle Kogan, NaPoWriMo, party at the Clarke, poem, watercolors, wildflowers | 1 Comment

Day 8: Haiku for National Poetry Writing Month

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

My day 8 poem, for National Poetry Writing Month was influenced by the mornings soft falling rain. For more info visit: http://www.napowrimo.net tender spring raindrops pooling in puddles and plants awakening spring